Faucet and bib-cock.



A. J. GORLIOK. FAUOEI AND BIB 000K. APPLIOLTIOH FILED SEPT. 22, 1910.

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. mne'w-J. Gorli'ck I ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- AN REW J. oonmcx, or CLEVELAND, o'mo, ASSIG-NORTO THE nrcxnnssnnc mussCOMPANY, 1A GORI'QRATIQN OF OHIO.

Favour AND BIB-COCK.

PatentedApr.2,1912.

Application filed September 22, 1910. ,serm no. 583,244,

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7 Cleveland, infthe county of Cuyahoga and- 5.-

. I typ Be it known that I, AND EW J Gonmon, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residmg at Stateiof Ohio, have invented certain new and: usefulImprovements in Faucets and .Bib-Cocks; and I'do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains V tomakeand use the same.

This invention relates to water cocks of the com "ression'type or thecompression bib e as own to the trade, the object being to construct.a'cock of this nature which will have all the advantages of theso-called Fuller bib cock, at the same time elimi- 'nating thedisadvantages inherent in the Y construction ofthe Fuller bib type ofcock. The Fuller bib type of cock has the 'advantageover the 'ordinarscrew valve type of. cock, in that in the Fuller? bib type, all that isnecessary a fractional turn. At most a uarte'r turn opens the valve ofthe cock ully, while the reverse movement closes the valve fully.

g The main obj to construct a. valve having all the advantages of afractional turn valve as above set forth whileat the same timeobviating,

first, expense of' construction, secondly I pounding, and thirdlyleakageof the valve,

This-invention consists in a construction whereby a full opening of thevalve is obtained through a quick acting elevating or opening medium,such as a quickiactmg screw, and with means for controlling the distanceto which said opening canbe made. with the object in view of obviatingthe above difiiculties, I will set forth my inven tion as applicable toatype-of cock known as the basin cock, in which is shown the inventionas will be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed. I

4 In the accompanying drawings, the figure is a view of the basin cockshowing the same in vertical section,-which is taken through the body,cap and adjusting device of the cock, leaving the valve screw, stem andbandle in elevation. This figure shows the valve open but it is easy todetermine the closed 'condition'from this figure.

As hereinbefore set forth, I have shown, and will set forth thisinvention as adaptect of this invention is, first I ed for use as abasin or sink cock,'but' it understood that it is immaterial so far asthe features of the invention are concerned, as to what theconstruction, as"related-to the contour, or other features, may embody,or the analogous use to which this invention may be put.

1, represents the casing with itsusual inlet and outlet valve chamberand valve seat. The valve chamber 2, is internally screwthreade'das at3, for engaging an enlarged screw thread l, on valve stem 5, whereby thevalve 5', is raised or lowered to open position or closed position. Thescrew thread 3, and the thread4, are preferably of such a pitch that thefull opening of the valve will be obtained-upon a quarter turn of thevalve stem, and hence upon the return action or opposite action thevalve'will be closed. Inasmuch as it is necessary or preferable that astop be employed or pro vided to determine the full opening position'ofthe valve, and it being preferable that such stop'be adjustable, Ihave pro-' vided the following construction which is the embodiment ofthis invention.

At its upper end the valve case is sore? threaded as at 6, for thepurpose of engaging the internal screw thread of the cap 7.

This cap 7 is provided with the usual washer and packing, but is.alsoprovided with an adjustable stop piece 8, which is screw threaded asat 9, in the upper end of the 'cappiece. The adjustable stop piece 8,

is made so as to-tightly fit or screw fit into the upper portion ofthecap as at 9, and so as to be adjusted up or down, or in or outrelative to said cap 7 In order to provide means for adjusting ordetermining the open position of the valve through the medium of thevalve stem 5, I have provided a shoulder 10, by reducing the upper endof the valve stem 5, and have fitted the stop 8, to said reduction, thefit being what is known as a sliding 'fit. Thus it will be seen that asthe stop 8, is adjusted'it controls the upward lift of the valve 5",which obviates the necessity of predeterminingat the shop the thicknessof the washer or the position of the rigid stop in other forms ofvalves, allowing the full flow of the water at some fractional turn ofthe valve. In

some cases where the pressure is high,-the

opening of the valve 5, could be less than and described certainfeatures of constru'c a quarter turn, and where the-pi' ss sfeless,-more than a qu'arterturnm v Wielowed.

It will be seen from the above description a casing provided takenin*connection with the drawing, that such a-constructionas'abovesetlforth is one which is simpleto -make and is a edck inpredetermineddischarge'canbe 0b .which a tained regardless of the pressure off-thewater; .Thns when the deliveryof'the fluid is greater than .is'r'e uiredor 'convenient, the extent to (which, the valve can be opened may bediminished. This is a feature that is 15 in hotels and inotherplaces'and' at the same of value especially time there is alltheadvantagesof the quick; acting deliver service;

' -In setting orth this'invention'as hereto v fore applied I have'shownand described it as j tion-as I connected with a basin cock, and haveshown thinkthem best adapted for their functions, but-I do not wish tobe limited -to this construction, as it is obvious-that 1 mg saidshoulder.

they may be varied or modifiedwithout x i-16 fectin'g, the gist o'f thisinvention.

[valve stem having a shoulder thereon adapt ed to come i'n'tocontactiviththe bushing to limit the outward gnovement of the stem, and arubber ring within 'said cap surround-1 Signed at- Cleveland in thecounty. of Cuyahoga and State- 0f Ohio this Gthday September 1910. f- Ix I I AN R W J;GoRLIoK. Witnesses: a I

J OHN J D'oNNELLY, FRANK C,- GREGG.

